Hit

A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.

Geographic Imaging

As GIS can be thought of as a system, it digitally creates and "manipulates" spatial areas that may be jurisdictional, purpose or application oriented for which a specific GIS is developed. Hence, a GIS developed for an application, jurisdiction, enterprise, or purpose may not be necessarily interoperable or compatible with a GIS that has been developed for some other application, jurisdiction, enterprise, or purpose.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files

Domain

In a LAN, a subnetwork made up of a group of clients and servers under the control of one security database. Dividing LANs into domains improves performance and security.

Digital Certificate

Electronic credit card intended for on-line business transactions and authentications on the Internet. Digital certificates are issued by certification authorities. They typically contain identification information about the holder, including the person's public key used for encrypting and decrypting messages, along with the authority's digital signature, so that the recipient can verify with the authority that the certificate is authentic.

Cookie

A data file written to a hard drive by some Web sites, contains information the site can use to track such things as passwords, login, registration or identification, user preferences, online shopping cart information, and lists of pages visited.

Client

A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server.